Pepsi Asks Venezuela to Block
Ex-Bottler's Pact With Coke

PepsiCo Inc. filed a petition with a Venezuela regulatory agency to block Coca-Cola Co.'s partnership with Pepsi's former bottler in the country.

Pepsi filed a petition with the Superintendent for the Promotion of Free Competition -- similar to the Federal Trade Commission in the U.S. -- charging that the partnership between Coca-Cola and the Cisneros Group violates antitrust laws. Pepsi requested that the agency nullify the deal and...